Monthly Archives: July 2018

KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti young man was arrested and sent to vice detectives for cross dressing. A blood test was ordered as well on suspicions that the man may had been under the influence of drugs at the time of...

KUALA LUMPUR: The marriage of a Malaysia man with a 11-year-old Thai girl in the Muslim majority country has sparked outrage with one activist yesterday labeling the groom a "child predator". Malaysian Muslims below the age of 16 are...

Spectacular jailbreak as Faid escapes in commando-style operation
REAU: A notorious gangster who said his life of crime was inspired by films such as "Scarface" pulled off a brazen jailbreak yesterday, fleeing a prison near Paris aboard a hijacked helicopter...

European champions could look to the future with confidence.
SOCHI: Cristiano Ronaldo saw his World Cup dreams slip away once again on Saturday but gave no hint as to whether he plans to continue playing for Portugal. The reigning European...

Govt to allocate 120 m krona to combat sexual abuse
STOCKHOLM: A tough new law that recognizes sex without explicit consent as rape came into effect in Sweden yesterday, after the country was rocked by the #MeToo movement denouncing sexual...

MUMBAI: Eleven members of a family were found dead in India's capital yesterday, most of them hanging from the ceiling of their home, blindfolded and hands tied behind the back, in a part of the city that was the...

KIRKUK, Iraq: A suicide bombing yesterday targeting a warehouse in Kirkuk where ballot boxes from Iraq's May elections were stored wounded 19 people, days before a vote recount, a security source said. "Nine policemen, six members of a counter-terrorist...

MASNAA, Lebanon: Several dozen Syrian refugees left Lebanon for neighboring Syria yesterday as part of returns coordinated between both countries, an AFP reporter and authorities said. A total of 42 Syrians returned voluntarily from Lebanon through the Masnaa crossing...

Colorado law prevents from carrying weapons onto school grounds
COMMERCE CITY, United States: When Donald Trump proposed arming teachers to deter school shooters, the overwhelming response from educators was horror. Yet teachers in Colorado are taking action to carry concealed...

Europe takes the lead with biodegradable plastics
PARIS: For decades, plastic straws have been essential props for cocktail makers, smoothie lovers and fast food addicts. But that may be starting to change, thanks largely to vigorous environmental campaigning. Under pressure...

They have had to raise prices to pay for more expensive steel
POPLAR BLUFF: The mood is tense at a nail factory in rural Missouri, where workers fear that steel tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump's administration could cost them...

KUWAIT: A Russian baby, Vitaly, has been given a new lease of life after being treated for an extremely rare condition called Prune Belly Syndrome at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London (GOSH). Vitaly suffers from an...